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  • obliquely 5 minutes ago
    Related: the drum sound of Bowie’s Low is similar and similarity iconic/influential. It was created in a different way and predates the Gabriel record, being recorded in 1976. Plenty of geeky details at: https://youtu.be/MbQZx892PHE?si=rs3EhTUAGBkp3eYU
  • kleiba2 41 minutes ago
    Here's a 7:38 minutes long video on how gated reverb shaped 80s music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxz6jShW-3E
  • OldSchool 1 hour ago
    Interesting read, in effect, the live room level defined the envelope of the added reverb in the original discovery at least- I was not aware of this detail.

    Perhaps much more subtle and useful, (certainly more timeless...) is the technique of gating the bass guitar sound with the envelope of the kick drum, either reducing the volume of the bass guitar on the drum hit, or the dropping its volume except when the kick drum is hit.